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Uniformed children stand in units named after guerrillas killed fighting Israel as part of Hizbollah's Jerusalem day rally December 14, 2001 in Beirut. The head of Lebanon's Hizbollah guerrilla group urged Palestinians to launch more suicide bomb attacks on Israelis and defy U.S.-led demands to crack down on 'terrorist' militant groups. (Sharif Karim/Reuters)

Jewsweek.com | There were only two types of students in the high school I attended: those who found history class to be intolerably boring ("Who cares what happened in 1491? What does it have to do with me?") and those who actually enjoyed memorizing long lists of names, dates and bygone events. If you were among the handful of history buffs in your graduating class, then you can skip this article. However, if the mention of a clash between the Trojans and the Spartans evokes images of the Rose Bowl, if the word Acropolis reminds you of your favorite Greek ...

Though presenting themselves in the American media as supportive of the US war effort, the Palestinians continue to ridicule and condemn the United States in their own Arabic-language publications and broadcasts.Palestinian Media Watch reports that one of the themes regularly expressed in the PLO-controlled media is hatred of the US as an integral and foundational part of Palestinian ideology.In a sermon delivered Friday at the Al-Aqsa Mosque atop Jerusalem's Temple Mount, the US-Taliban war was presented as part of a global conflict in which the Judeo-Christian West is fighting against the entire Muslim nation.America is referred to as "infidel," "Crusaders," ...

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has gone into hiding after an Israeli missile attack damaged his headquarters here earlier today. Israel's military launched a major offensive meant to destroy the Palestinian Authority security and weapons infrastructure in the wake of a Palestinian attack on a Jewish community in the West Bank. Ten Israelis were killed in the Palestinian ambush on an Israeli bus at the entrance to the Jewish settlement of Emanuel on Wednesday evening. PA sources said Arafat was evacuated from his Ramallah headquarters on early Thursday and taken to a secret location. The sources said the complex was damaged ...

These statistics include casualties that occurred in operational activities or following hostile terrorist operations

A VIEW FROM HERE by deb weiss every tuesday A Tiny Splinter December 4, 2001 Of all the possible reasons for supporting the state of Israel, I choose the one most consistent with everything else I believe in with all my heart: I support Israel because it is a tiny splinter of civilization in a sea of barbarism. EMAIL: DEB WEISS For all its sins (and even its most passionate friends cannot claim it as any sort of Utopia, at least not with the same straight face Nation magazine staffers adopt when they talk about Cuba, say), Israel is a ...

Subject: ICEJ STATEMENT ON CURRENT CONFLICT IN ISRAEL FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, 5 December 2001 The International Christian Embassy Jerusalem is a worldwide Christian ministry headquartered in Jerusalem, where we have been daily witnesses for more than twenty years to the ups of downs of the Arab-Israeli conflict and international efforts to bring it to a peaceful resolution. We have a proven track record of reaching out in sincere Christian love to all the peoples of the Holy Land, Jews and Arabs alike, and consider ourselves to be an informed and concerned observer to this dispute. We are convinced that ...

Amnesty International to Israel: Stop killing kidsBy The Associated Press LONDON - Amnesty International called yesterday for an end to the killing of civilians in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, and for international observers to monitor the human rights situation. "A policy of reprisals against the entire population for attacks by armed groups violates international human rights and humanitarian law standards", the London-based human rights organization said after two days of Israeli airstrikes on Palestinian targets in Gaza and the West Bank. Two Palestinians were killed and more than 100 were wounded. The airstrikes followed Palestinian suicide attacks that ...

Anti-SemitismAbout 4,000 years ago God made a choice that has affected all subsequent history. He was looking for a man who would meet His conditions so that he might ultimately become a channel of God's blessing to all nations. The man He chose was called Abram (later renamed Abraham).God's purpose in choosing Abraham is unfolded in Genesis 12:2-3. Characteristically, blessing and curse are closely connected. God pronounces four promises of blessing upon Abraham: "I will bless you.""You shall be a blessing.""I will bless those who bless you.""In you all the families of the earth shall be blessed."Interposed in the midst ...

Tuesday, December 04, 2001 A deadly threat, courtesy of America By Amnon Barzilai In early November the Bush administration sent Congress a very disturbing request - it was asked to approve the sale of advanced Harpoon Block II missiles to Egypt. The missile's manufacturer, Boeing, has said it is the most successful of its kind in the world. Boeing is not exaggerating. The Harpoon Block II is capable of precision targeting to within 10 meters of the target. It carries a 250-kg warhead, has a range of 150 kilometers, and can be launched from a war ship or a ...

South African National Intelligence Agency - Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) Al-Mujii Al Islamiyaj 24 September 2001 From Anonymous The briefing document below was prepared for the South African President, Thabo Mbeki, during 1998 in response to the Muslim uprising in the Western Cape Province to protest the decline in Law and Order under his administration, principally organized drug dealing, murder, prostitution and rape (South Africa has the highest murder, rape and HIV-infection statistics globally). An amalgamation of devout Muslim groups with some Christians, part of Mbeki's African National Congress (ANC) 'Alliance' with the Communist Party (SACP), formed an organization, ...

THOSE WHO do not learn from the past are condemned to repeat itImpact of Envoy Zinni's Visit with Murderer Arafat [in Ramallah,11/28/01] Palestinians gave warning and murdered Jews BOTH before and after meeting ==================================================================== DAYS BEFORE Zinni Meeting: HOURS BEFORE Zinni Meeting: THE MEETING: US Envoy Zinni warmly greeting Terrorist-in-Chief Yassir Arafat: HOURS AFTER: Day 1 POST Zinni Meeting - 11/30/01 : DAY 2 - POST Zinni - Jerusalem 12/1/01 (double bombing at mall) " DAY 3 - POST Zinni - Haifa 12/2/01 -- at least 15+ more innocent people dead

PHOTOCOMPOSITE FROM LATEST PALESTINIAN/HAMAS TERRORISM:12/2/01 -- TWO BOMBERS, NAIL BOMBS, MORE THAN 12 DEAD OR CRITICALMORE THAN 160 WOUNDED

President Hosni Mubarak vehemently denied North Korea is providing Egypt with long-range missiles, suggesting Wednesday that Israel might be behind the reports in an attempt to undermine U.S.-Egyptian relations. "This is totally false and incorrect," Mubarak told Egypt's Middle East News Agency. "I have repeatedly said that we are not endeavoring to obtain these kinds of weapons and we do not plan to do so because we do not have aggressive intentions." Earlier, a U.S. congressional source told The Associated Press in Washington that Congress will investigate reports North Korea is providing Egypt with long-range missiles. But the Egyptian news ...

The arithmetic of peace By Michael Freund(November 28) - After months in which tourism has been in decline, now might be a good time for Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to sit down and write a proper thank you note to the American government. For while average Americans have been staying away from Israel in droves, it seems as if American officialdom has become one of the most important sources of income for Israel's tourism industry. First, there was former senator George Mitchell, who visited and wrote a copious report on the situation in the region, one that has already become ...

Is America turning into a banana republic? Mohamed Hakki sees the signs Shortly after the terrorist attack against the New York Twin Towers on 11 September, many people said nothing would be the same again. But nobody ever thought that Americans' civil liberties and human rights would be subject to interpretation by their own government. On 13 November, US President George W Bush signed an order allowing people accused of terrorism to be tried by a special military commission instead of civilian courts. White House counsel Albert Gonzales said a military commission could have several advantages over a civilian court. ...

The strong delusion © 2001 WorldNetDaily.com In his letter to the Thessalonians, Paul writes of the conditions that will exist in the general time of what he calls the "coming of the Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him." (2 Thessalonians 2:1) One of the conditions Paul mentions is the "strong delusion." Specifically, he writes in 2 Thessalonians 2:11: "And for this cause, God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie." To prove our propensity to believe strong delusion, one needn't look far. A half hour of CNN ought to convince anyone. But for the ...

By Dan WilliamsJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Lawyers representing Israeli casualties of attacks by Palestinians flew to Brussels on Thursday to petition a Belgian court to try Palestinian President Yasser Arafat (news - web sites) for alleged crimes against humanity.A 1993 law allows Belgian courts to prosecute foreigners for human rights violations committed outside Belgium.Two lawsuits were filed in Brussels earlier this year against Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (news - web sites) over the 1982 massacre of Palestinians in the Sabra and Shatila camps near Beirut by Lebanese Christian militia allied to Israel.An Israeli inquiry in 1983 found Sharon indirectly responsible.Senior ...

<p>JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis are being offered free housing in an isolated part of the West Bank where settlers have been leaving because of danger from the Palestinian uprising and an economic slump, a municipal official said Wednesday.</p> <p>The newcomers will not be charged rent or municipal taxes, said Orit Artzielli, spokeswoman of the Jordan Valley Regional Council.</p>

The following is a basic statement explaining why the Land of Israel belongs to the People of Israel. It is a statement of belief - unsophisticated, undiplomatic, simple, stark and direct; perhaps politically incorrect and difficult for many to hear. (The truth often is.) Which is why even those in the Government of Israel who accept these principles have trouble articulating them for the public. As a private citizen, I have the luxury of speaking freely (after all, I do live in the only democracy in the Middle East...) and of saying what people especially Jews - all over ...